#DB9999#DB9999

#DB9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.080 H 19.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB9999
RGB	rgb(219, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(0, 30%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 30.1%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.57, 24.72, 9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.57, 26.66, 21.95°)
OKLab	oklab(74.71% 0.0752 0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(74.71% 0.08 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(46.3557, 40.1453, 35.4380)
Luminance	0.4014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB9999 #99DBDB

analogous

#DB99BA #DB9999 #DBBA99

triadic

#DB9999 #99DB99 #9999DB

tetradic

#DB9999 #BADB99 #99DBDB #BA99DB

square

#DB9999 #BADB99 #99DBDB #BA99DB

split-complementary

#DB9999 #99DBBA #99BADB

monochromatic

#B84141 #CB6C6C #DB9999 #EBC6C6 #F7E8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#DB9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.03

#DB9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB9999

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB9999	1.00	2.33	9.03	9.03
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5A299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B5AF98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E89299

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.080 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e7b7b7',
    500: '#db9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db9999;
$custom-light: #e7b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74712,
    "c": 0.07962,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.40142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB9999

secondary

#DDEEEE

accent

#BBBB2A

background

#FEFBFB

surface

#FDF6F6

border

#D5D0D0

text

#161111

muted

#848080

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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